Hiroshima University Information
Although Hiroshima University (広島大学 – Hiroshima Daigaku) was officially created by a merger of institutes following the second world war it can trace its roots back to 1929. The Hiroshima University ranking is number 12 in Japan, and in the 316 to 324 range in the world. Similarly rated colleges in Japan include Keio University, Waseda University, Kobe University, and Chiba University.
The university is located in two Japanese cities Hiroshima (from which it gets its name) and Higashihiroshima. Today the university caters for around 15,000 students of which about a third are carrying out studies at post graduate level.
Hiroshima university offers programs across a diverse range of topics, and these are covered by the following ten Faculties:
Faculty of Applied Biological Science
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science
The Hiroshima University ranking is number 35 in Asia in the University Review List. Similarly ranked colleges include National Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, Kanazawa University, and Okayama University.
Hiroshima University Address
Kagami-yama 1-chime
Higashihiroshima
Japan
1-1-89 Higashi-senda-machi
Naka-ku
Hiroshima
Ranking and Quick Facts
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| University world Ranking – Times 200 (UK) |
212
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| University world Ranking – Jiaotong 500 (China) |
203 to 304
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| Asia University Rank (Jiaotong) |
25 to 42
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広島大学 Facts
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) |
11,050
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4,769
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15,819
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| Faculty / Staff |
1847 / 1365
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| Established |
1929
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| Number of foreign students (if known) |
727
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| Affiliations |
BME, HMU, JMU, UNPAR, LE, MU
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